MudMan
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- Comment on Imperfect, Linux-powered, DIY smart TV is the embodiment of ad fatigue 3 months ago:
Yeeeeah, I was gonna say. There are easier, nicer looking ways to drive your media consumption through a computing device on a TV. Hell, there are very nice vertical mounts for laptops that look good as a showpiece, no need to strap the thing to the back of the TV.
But hey, it's a kid doing a hobby project. It's a fun thing to do. I support it.
- Comment on How do you download your game on SD OLED? 4 months ago:
It's good that people have provided workarounds, but it IS kinda nuts that this hasn't been solved yet. It's been an issue since day one, it's not like it makes much sense to leave any version of the Deck with the screen on and full power consumption just so it can download scheduled patches or big games.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
Making it open source seems to me like the solution to that problem, not the cause. If there is a vulnerability in DOS 6.22 people probably know about it by now. If you're using it for something critical you probably would have an easier time patching it with full access.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
Well, the two relevant questions there are: A) is it?, and B) so what?
It's not like you're not allowed to provide paid support for a piece of open source software.
At this point I'm not sure what portion of the difference between 4 and 6.22 is relevant or unknown. That's a pretty well explored platform. I guess this way FreeDOS stays relevant a bit longer? Maybe? It's not like it isn't trivial to pull a copy of 6.22. It was trivial when it was new.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
Yes, alternatives exist. But they can be... how would one put it? Relatively rare and expensive.
I am aware of single board industrial replacement alternatives, but those can be hard to get a hold of, depending on location. Shopping around for used, older thin clients that still have the right I/O and compatible-enough hardware is honestly not a terrible idea, although weirdly the video that you sent as an example highlights a bunch of caveats and issues I wouldn't even have thought about. Still, that one may be a fun project, if slightly not in the spirit, certainly off-spec for the period and definitely not plug-and-play.
Ultimately, though, I do see the appeal of a period-approrpiate, native revival device. Clearly not alone there, hence the OP and the viral success of the Hand, with all its limitations. I'm not saying you can't work around the need for that exact thing. You can and I have. To repeat what my first response to the guy was:
"It's not like there aren't ways to get there now, they're just... relatively rare and quite expensive."
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
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A MS DOS thin client?
I assumed the guy wanted to run DOS natively, otherwise open source MS DOS definitely isn't a requirement, you can just run DOSBOX on any cheap ARM SBC. But looking at the conversation you're having below maybe they just didn't think about that?
But hey, if you have links to new small form factor 386s for under 100 bucks please do share, I'd be super curious to get one. VGA out is strongly preferred. If I was going to live with nonsense digital output scaling issues I'd just use the MiSTer I already have.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
I mean, you're pointing people at the Hand 386 below. You clearly know what I'm talking about.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
I'm all for that idea, but I don't think what's holding it back is the OS. It's not like there aren't ways to get there now, they're just... relatively rare and quite expensive.
- Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 6 months ago:
To complete that question:
Why... not 6.22?